Memorandum

Memorandum by Auchinleck addressed to all Commanding Officers of the Royal Indian Navy, the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force, stating that the time ahead, in which the promises made to the Indian people by the British Government are being translated into accomplished facts, will inevitably be a period of strain and upheaval. He outlines five salient points which should be made clear by every CO to the men under his command, namely, the importance of co-operation in the relationship between a self-governing nation and the rest of the British Empire, the need for a gradual approach to the change to self-government, for goodwill, tolerance and for what is known in military language as 'the firm base': the ability to remain unaffected by anything which does not make for the good of India and its people. Printed.